Firem'n Chit | |||
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Country | United States | ||
Created | 1950 | ||
Founder | John Page, Camp Yawgoog | ||
Awarded for | Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of fire safety rules | ||
The Firem'n Chit is a Scouts BSA award and contract, in the Boy Scouts of America program, stating that a Scout may be able to use, tend, and start a fire. Generally, the process to earn the Firem'n Chit takes about four hours.
In order to earn the Firem'n Chit, a Scout must prove to either their Scout leader or their designee that the Scout understands their responsibility to
If the rules to tending or making a fire are not followed after any amount of given warnings, or none at all, then the Scoutmaster or senior patrol leader may revoke the privileges associated with the award. [1]
Although the patch is shaped like a pocket flap, it is not to be worn on the pocket flap. It may be worn as a temporary patch on the right pocket. [2]